The analyst KuppingerCole has recognised Kroll as an Overall Leader in its latest analysis of the Managed Detection & Response (MDR) services market.
The 2023 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass Report: Managed Detection & Response Services provides an overview of the market for MDR services that manage a collection of cybersecurity technologies to provide advanced cyber threat detection and response capabilities. In the report, Kroll was identified as a leading MDR provider, alongside just seven other MDR vendors selected from the across the whole MDR market.
KuppingerCole identified Overall Leaders based on a combined rating based on the strength of products, market presence and the innovation of vendors, selecting those assessed as being above average overall.
Product Leader
Kroll is one of five vendors leading the market with the most comprehensive offerings, with KuppingerCole recognising the impact of Kroll Responder, our MDR solution which provides complete response. This category considers the functional strength and completeness of services and identifies mature, leading-edge products that deliver most of the capabilities KuppingerCole expects in that market segment.
Innovation Leader
Kroll has been named as one of nine Leaders in MDR innovation. KuppingerCole defines innovation in MDR by aspects such as continual expansion of automated capabilities, the inclusion of user and attacker behavior analytics and the use of machine learning and deep learning. Innovation Leaders are the vendors actively driving innovation in the market segment.
Technology Leader
The report also names Kroll as a Technology Leader from among six MDR vendors.
Key MDR trends identified
The Leadership Compass report highlights the key drivers for the ongoing growth of the MDR market. It also discusses why so many organisations are currently adopting MDR, the continuing evolution of the market and why organisations must ensure that they make the right choice of MDR provider to fully meet their requirements.